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From: "MICHAEL. CHAPPELL" <>
Subject: [OLDWORDS] tuppence or twopennyworth. 2d.
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 05:39:34 +0100

Alexandra et al,

I have heard "tuppence" too! Could be better value, but not for marriage
and its inherrent symbolism!

As you are putting that in [in English, ones conceptual verbal bit.] but in
relation to what 'pennie' twos, worth please are you referring, Angela?

I believe from memory that a tuppenny coin was and still is Maunday Money,
minted for and given out by the Crown's almoner to the poor on the thursday
prior to Good Friday, a silver penny of each year of the sovereigns age.
***Dole.*** So a single 2d coin may have come in to being for that
purpose.

"thruppence or thrupenny worth" used to mean the size of a bag of fried
chips & earlier some with fish with em too?

English-English is splattered with meanings and sayings derived from coinage
of the realms previous?

And some current known by the writer [and many likely not], that most
probably has yet to cross our country fully, let alone the Pond. <g>


Greetings & salutations to you and all for this months special day, yours!

Best wishes.

Mikey.





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